Andy Warhol Lexington Avenue Bond No 9 for women and men

Lexington Avenue is a very contradictory scent. I don't usually care for scents in the chypre category, but the notes in this perfume are gourmand, spicy, and soft, making it more appealing to me than a typical chypre. The first 10 minutes of the scent are lively and bright, and then it dries down into a blurry, dreamy, soft blanket of fragrance incense, warmth, and a delicate cinnamon. I get a VERY warm feeling from this perfume, with the slightest hint of peony in the background and finally, the patchouli and sandalwood which add to its appeal. Interesting and pretty scent, more geared toward women than men, IMO.

I get no sense of purpose from this perfume. It doesn't use genre, style or its notes toward any particular point. A confused start, a quick deflation, an off-putting sweet, musky-gourmand lingering finish.

Without intention, or a strong statement of form, all one can read into a perfume is that the producer imagines that somebody out there will think it smells nice. That's not enough for me, especially at this price.

Bond N° 9 Andy Warhol Lexington Avenue. My goodness, what a fragrance this is. A lovely lemon bounces off the top in the first five seconds on skin, but it rapidly and seamlessly fades into a magnificent cypress and anise. This duo, boasting total note clarity and separation, gradually (in about five minutes) melds and loses focus, becoming a warm cardamom, pink pepper and patchouli affair. Hints of peach and vanilla emerge in the far periphery, but little else embellishes the sumptuous Christmas candle effect. The fragrance is muted over time with soft peony, cedar, and sandalwood, but remains solid and quite lush for several hours. I suppose the central criticism of AW Lexington Ave is that it's very close to a Yankee Candle smell, the kind you light in early winter, particularly around Christmas. Applied judiciously, it emanates with utter warmth as a sweet and friendly come-hither-by-the-fire scent. Too many sprays, and you're likely to go into cypress and pink pepper overload. Otherwise, this is a beautiful and amiable seasonal fragrance for either sex.

This one, I found much more to the feminine side, I do not think I could pull it off. I'm finding the smell of Lexington Avenue a little bit confusing with a strange mix that reminds me of those air fresheners. Fruit/spicy/floral aroma all mixed togheter, specially with an opening granted by pear that is very good. (Don't get me wrong, overall it isn't a bad fragrance AT ALL!!)

This perfume is great. It's first chypre that I can wear and it doesn't smell too feminine or too masculine. It has this gourmand sweetness, and I love spicy cardamom, peony, and pronounced patchouli in this. Unusual for me but very wonderful. I love it I wish I bought this instead of Bleecker St, which is also unusual but I hardly want to use it.

Another gorgeous modern chypre by Bond no 9, ANDY WARHOL LEXINGTON AVENUE is a close cousin to BRYANT PARK. I think that Bond has their own unique chypre thing going on here, as I have never smelled this particular genre of chypre anywhere else, yet LEXINGTON AVE and BRYANT PARK really do remind me of one another--and that's a good thing in this case!

The dominant floral of LEXINGTON is peony, in contrast to BRYANT PARK, which features lily of the valley and rose. The former has a very different spice line up as well. Yet somehow the backbone of these frags is the same. I love, love, love 'em! Not too sweet, not too murky, patchouli without the hippy. Floral and spicy and fruity, but all blended together seamlessly. Major wrist-sniffer chypres!

For those looking to acquire one or the other--but not both--LEXINGTON has somewhat better longevity, at least on my skin...

Guuuuuuu!!!! Luvvvlyyyy!!! I tried this perfume in a niche store and, setting apart the crazy pricetag, I enjoyed that till the end. This is a gorgeous intense deep spicy woody scent with a sweet edge and in spite of its intensity it's never cloying.
On my skin it is mostly cypress, allspice and sandalwood: heaven! A warm, cosy heaven for winter!
It's very lively, almost playful, bright and happy. It didn't burn my nose like so many modern mainstream fragrances. It reminds me a lot of old fantastic Guerlain Aroma Allegoria Exaltant with cinnamon and wood notes, a totally uplifting warming scent, sadly discontinued. That said, back to pricetag and on earth, I simply can't afford it.

Quite simply this is absolutely wonderful yumminess! I am so in love the the fresh cypress and the spiciness of the cardamom and allspice that burst right through upon first application. Those notes soften a bit and I smell juicy pomegranate. Then there is an amazing warm, creamy sweetness that is so comforting.

This makes me think of my home on Christmas day. The aromas of spiced pomegranate cider gently warming on the stove, the Christmas pine tree, the warm honey-rich scent of freshly baked pie that is lingering in the air....

Lexington is exciting and comforting at the same time. Love this stuff!

So spicy, it burns deeeeep in my nose when I inhale...so sugary it hurts my teeth. I love this rich and vibrant concoction. It keeps my senses dancing, and at the same time, makes me swoon.

A lot of spicy-fruit scents give me the impression of walking through the door of an arts-and-crafts store in the fall, where cinnamon and potpourri fumes abound, and which I can most certainly do without. A lot of scents from Serge Lutens (for reference, see Ambre Sultan, Arabie, and Five O'Clock Au Gingembre), seem to be far too heavy on the spice, and to have skimped on the dark fruits and vanilla.

Lexington Avenue is a good mix of all three, combining hints of plum and fig, with a hearty dose of sandalwood and vanilla (though most of those notes aren't listed in the scent description, I smell them, loud and clear). There's a hint of almonds and something brighter - more alluring and not fruity or foody, yet yummy and imaginative.

I didn't expect to like this one at first; it seemed unoriginal. But as time wore on, I noticed how well-blended it is, and how it remains spicy and fruity without ever wandering off into dessert, or crafts-store territory. I added it to my wish list because I've yet to find a scent that does an autumnal spiced-fruits theme any better than does Lexington Avenue. However, unlike 99% of the people who like this fragrance, I'm not a huge fan of the bottle itself and wish it were a clear glass bottle decorated with shoes instead of an opaque one, as those always makes me dread that moment when the last spray comes out and you're unexpectedly left with an empty bottle.

I thought I had a bon bon of the Astor Place. I put it on and smelled candied fruit anise, some spice - I couldn't think what, and sandalwood. Later I thought, oh maybe a little patchouli as well. Of course, when I got to work and looked at the notes I was all shades of confused. I just realized what went wrong - I have Lexington Ave not Astor Place. Everything but the fruit. This is a happy scent. It reminds me of holiday candles. I think I prefer it for winter, but I don't think it needs to be worn in winter exclusively. The longevity was not impressive, but it was reasonable.I could smell it for about three and a half hours.

Today I was inspired by a dessert a friend made: Creme Brule with bits of course Black Volcanic Salt.

I enjoyed this scent because it does remind me of a cream brule (my favorite dessert). So using the sample I have, I decided to mix it with Bond No. 9: Coney Island (smells like margaritas to me).

The end result is you are left with the creaminess of this fragrance with hints of saltiness from Coney Island.

I am going to have to purschase a bottle of AW: Lexington Avenue because this combination was truly remarkable.

Update: AW Lexington Ave added to collection 10/2009.

Forget Lolita Lempicka, Jean Paul Gaultier, and of course Angel Man. If you want something with a Gooooood/Sweet Smell go with this, bit pricy, but hey....... you live once!.

Love this Bond ! After sampling quite a few others of this house, i finally fell in love for this one. Its spicy, sweet, warm and has great lasting power. Its hard to get over here where i live, but i ordered a bottle in the US, really looking forward to wearing this beauty.

Bond No. 9 Fragrances have a way of seducing you. This one, the lastest to the Warhol Collection takes a different approach to the seduction.

First, you are welcomed with the scent of slightly sweet & spicy berry notes. You can smell some flowers near by but unable to locate them. Wondering "what is that amazing floral scent?"

After serveral hours, the dry down is introduced. Imagine yourself in a nice restaurant after a great meal, the waiter brings to you a creme brule. You can smell the sugar that has just been torched. The caramelized sugar notes leaves you wanting more.

Bond No. 9 does it again. They are truly worth the price. I have yet to be disappointed.